(A) No person shall display, sell offer for sale, barter or give away any animal, reptile, fish or bird as a novelty or as an advertising device.
(B) No rabbit, chick, gosling, duckling, turkey or other fowl may be dyed or otherwise colored artificially, nor may dyed or artificially colored rabbits, chicks, goslings, ducklings, turkeys or other fowl be sold, offered for sale, displayed, used as barter or given away.
(C) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the sale or display of natural chicks, ducklings, goslings, turkeys or other domestic fowl in proper brooder facilities by hatcheries or stores engaged in the business of selling them to be raised for commercial purposes; nor shall this section prohibit a pet shop holding a valid permit under this chapter, or a legitimate humane society or animal shelter, from humanely caring for, adopting out or selling animals as pets.
(2005 Code, § 71.03) (Ord. 1992-04, passed 10-19-1992)